Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] uapi: Move constants from <linux/kernel.h> to <linux/const.h>

[Petr Vorel]

Hi Pablo, Jozsef, Florian,

Cc you as the patch touched also netlink UAPI headers.

Kind regards,
Petr

> and include <linux/const.h> in UAPI headers instead of <linux/kernel.h>.

> The reason is to avoid indirect <linux/sysinfo.h> include when using
> some network headers: <linux/netlink.h> or others -> <linux/kernel.h>
> -> <linux/sysinfo.h>.

> This indirect include causes on MUSL redefinition of struct sysinfo when
> included both <sys/sysinfo.h> and some of UAPI headers:

> In file included from x86_64-buildroot-linux-musl/sysroot/usr/include/linux/kernel.h:5,
>                  from x86_64-buildroot-linux-musl/sysroot/usr/include/linux/netlink.h:5,
>                  from ../include/tst_netlink.h:14,
>                  from tst_crypto.c:13:
> x86_64-buildroot-linux-musl/sysroot/usr/include/linux/sysinfo.h:8:8: error: redefinition of ‘struct sysinfo’
>  struct sysinfo {
>         ^~~~~~~
> In file included from ../include/tst_safe_macros.h:15,
>                  from ../include/tst_test.h:93,
>                  from tst_crypto.c:11:
> x86_64-buildroot-linux-musl/sysroot/usr/include/sys/sysinfo.h:10:8: note: originally defined here

> Suggested-by: Rich Felker <dalias@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Petr Vorel <petr.vorel@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes v2->v3:
> * Move things to <linux/const.h> instead of creating new header
> <linux/align.h>.

> Kind regards,
> Petr

>  include/uapi/linux/const.h              | 5 +++++
>  include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h            | 2 +-
>  include/uapi/linux/kernel.h             | 9 +--------
>  include/uapi/linux/lightnvm.h           | 2 +-
>  include/uapi/linux/mroute6.h            | 2 +-
>  include/uapi/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h | 2 +-
>  include/uapi/linux/netlink.h            | 2 +-
>  include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h             | 2 +-
>  8 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/const.h b/include/uapi/linux/const.h
> index 5ed721ad5b19..af2a44c08683 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/const.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/const.h
> @@ -28,4 +28,9 @@
>  #define _BITUL(x)	(_UL(1) << (x))
>  #define _BITULL(x)	(_ULL(1) << (x))

> +#define __ALIGN_KERNEL(x, a)		__ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, (typeof(x))(a) - 1)
> +#define __ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, mask)	(((x) + (mask)) & ~(mask))
> +
> +#define __KERNEL_DIV_ROUND_UP(n, d) (((n) + (d) - 1) / (d))
> +
>  #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_CONST_H */
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
> index b4f2d134e713..0a9cced74e6d 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
> @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
>  #ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_ETHTOOL_H
>  #define _UAPI_LINUX_ETHTOOL_H

> -#include <linux/kernel.h>
> +#include <linux/const.h>
>  #include <linux/types.h>
>  #include <linux/if_ether.h>

> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kernel.h b/include/uapi/linux/kernel.h
> index 0ff8f7477847..fadf2db71fe8 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/kernel.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/kernel.h
> @@ -3,13 +3,6 @@
>  #define _UAPI_LINUX_KERNEL_H

>  #include <linux/sysinfo.h>
> -
> -/*
> - * 'kernel.h' contains some often-used function prototypes etc
> - */
> -#define __ALIGN_KERNEL(x, a)		__ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, (typeof(x))(a) - 1)
> -#define __ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, mask)	(((x) + (mask)) & ~(mask))
> -
> -#define __KERNEL_DIV_ROUND_UP(n, d) (((n) + (d) - 1) / (d))
> +#include <linux/const.h>

>  #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_KERNEL_H */
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/lightnvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/lightnvm.h
> index f9a1be7fc696..ead2e72e5c88 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/lightnvm.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/lightnvm.h
> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
>  #define _UAPI_LINUX_LIGHTNVM_H

>  #ifdef __KERNEL__
> -#include <linux/kernel.h>
> +#include <linux/const.h>
>  #include <linux/ioctl.h>
>  #else /* __KERNEL__ */
>  #include <stdio.h>
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/mroute6.h b/include/uapi/linux/mroute6.h
> index c36177a86516..a1fd6173e2db 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/mroute6.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/mroute6.h
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
>  #ifndef _UAPI__LINUX_MROUTE6_H
>  #define _UAPI__LINUX_MROUTE6_H

> -#include <linux/kernel.h>
> +#include <linux/const.h>
>  #include <linux/types.h>
>  #include <linux/sockios.h>
>  #include <linux/in6.h>		/* For struct sockaddr_in6. */
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
> index a8283f7dbc51..b8c6bb233ac1 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
> @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
>  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
>  #ifndef _UAPI_X_TABLES_H
>  #define _UAPI_X_TABLES_H
> -#include <linux/kernel.h>
> +#include <linux/const.h>
>  #include <linux/types.h>

>  #define XT_FUNCTION_MAXNAMELEN 30
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
> index eac8a6a648ea..7ba6d3b9cdec 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
>  #ifndef _UAPI__LINUX_NETLINK_H
>  #define _UAPI__LINUX_NETLINK_H

> -#include <linux/kernel.h>
> +#include <linux/const.h>
>  #include <linux/socket.h> /* for __kernel_sa_family_t */
>  #include <linux/types.h>

> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h
> index 27c1ed2822e6..458179df9b27 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h
> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
>  #ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_SYSCTL_H
>  #define _UAPI_LINUX_SYSCTL_H

> -#include <linux/kernel.h>
> +#include <linux/const.h>
>  #include <linux/types.h>
>  #include <linux/compiler.h>